PreSonus Sceptre S8 CoActual 2-Way Studio Monitor

The Sceptre S8 two-way monitor combines an 8-inch low/mid-frequency driver and a 1-inch (25 mm), horn-loaded, high-frequency transducer into a single coaxial unit with aligned voice coils. Nothing beats the point-source properties and symmetrical sound field of a coaxial transducer but it takes a totally new approach with built-in Coaxial Speaker Coherence Alignment and Temporal Equalization technology that employs powerful 32-bit, 96 kHz DSP to fully realize coaxial’s potential. The result is clarity and coherence that has previously only been available in ultra-high-end systems. Add 180 watt, Class D biamplification; acoustic ports; a rich set of acoustic adjustments; and full speaker protection; and you have a new, affordable monitoring standard.

• CoActual technology combines DSP time-correction and point-source design for symmetrical soundstage and micro-definition imaging
• Unique coaxial transducer integrates 8-inch midrange driver and 1-inch (25 mm), horn-loaded HF transducer with Coaxial Speaker Coherence Alignment
• 32-bit, 96 kHz, dual-core, active floating-point DSP provides critical Temporal Equalization with multiple FIR filters
• Acoustic-tuning controls: HF Driver Adjust (0 dB, +1 dB, -1.5 dB, -4 dB); Acoustic Space settings (0 dB, -1.5 dB, -3 dB, -6 dB); High-pass filter (Off, 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 100 Hz, -12 dB/octave slope); Sensitivity (+4 dBu to -10 dBV)
• 180W RMS, Class D amplification with internal heat sink; 116 dB maximum continuous SPL